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Contribution of Ivy Tech Community College Students to the Development of a Novel Medical Device Sam Agdasi Assistant Professor and Chair Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Nanotechnology Curriculum at Ivy Tech • Associate of Science, 60 credit hours • General Education (math, science, humanities,…) and 8 nanotechnology courses • 6 of nanotechnology courses adapted from Nanotechnology Application and Career Knowledge (NACK) Network • • • • • • NANO 111: Materials, Safety and Equipment Overview in Nanotechnology NANO 202: Characterization and Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials NANO 203: Basic Nanotechnology Processes NANO 204: Materials in Nanotechnology NANO 205: Patterning for Nanotechnology NANO 206: Nanotechnology Applications Nanotechnology Curriculum at Ivy Tech(cont’d) • Two additional nanotechnology courses added • Fundamentals of Nanotechnology • Nanoelectronics • One internship Nanotechnology Lab at Ivy Tech • Lithography equipment: Mask Aligner and Spinner • Deposition equipment: Thermal Evaporator and Sputtering • Characterization equipment: Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Optical Microscope, Contact Angle Goniometer, Profilometer, Ellipsometer, Probe Station, 4-Point Probe • Vacuum Training Systems: Two MKS systems Partnership with the University of Notre Dame • Access to Notre Dame’s clean room • Research opportunities for Ivy Tech students at Note Dame Where Do Graduates Go? From Ivy Tech to High Tech • Transfer to Purdue University North Central to get a BS degree in Engineering Technology • Work as a skilled technician F Cubed LLC (Fit For Future) • Has hired several of Ivy Tech nanotechnology graduates • Is a startup company developing a novel medical device called NESDEP for detection of bacteria • Work is based on the invention of Dr. Hsueh-Chia Chang of the University of Notre Dame F Cubed Team (Ivy Tech Nanotechnology Graduates) NESDEP Technology Uses two concepts: 1) DNA hybridization 2) Change in impedance of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) due to change in their configuration DNA Hybridization • DNA is made of two complementary strands • Strands can get separated by heat or solvent • Complementary strands can join each other— Hybridization Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) • Amazing physical/electrical properties • Impedance of CNTs change with their physical configuration Combine the two concepts • Load single strand DNA on CNTs—Probe • Let complementary DNA strand hybridizes with the probe • This changes CNT configuration, therefore, changes its impedance • Change in impedance indicates the presence of pathogens —bacteria Combine the two concepts Change in Impedance of CNTs NESDEP Advantages • Specificity • Fast speed • Ease-of-use • Portability How Nanotechnology Education at Ivy Tech Prepared Graduates to Work at a High-Tech Company like F Cubed? • Comprehensive nanotechnology curriculum by NACK • Safety Education • General Education • Research activities • Developed analytical thinking ability in students Questions?
